Medco to build geothermal plant<\/p>\n
Yuli Tri Suwarni, The Jakarta Post, Bandung<\/p>\n
Medco Holding plans to build a geothermal power plant in
\nTangkuban Perahu, 29 kilometers north of West Java's capital of
\nBandung, with a capacity of between 10 and 20 Megawatts.<\/p>\n
Medco Holding's director Yani Panigoro said that with 12
\ncauldrons, Mount Tangkuban Perahu has huge reserves of geothermal
\npotential and they plan to build a power plant there.<\/p>\n
\"We are still calculating the investment. We want the
\nconstruction of the power plant to start at the latest mid next
\nyear,\" she told reporters after a seminar on alternative energy
\nat the Bandung Institute of Technology on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Data from the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources put
\nTangkuban Perahu, long known as a tourist destination, as
\none of 13 investment-potential geothermal sources in Indonesia.
\nThe other 12 cauldrons are scattered in various parts of Sumatra
\nand Java islands.<\/p>\n
Yani said that her company was not interested in developing
\nthe geothermal power plant at Mount Kamojang, that could
\npotentially generate 14.2 kilowatts of power for Bandung and
\nGarut areas, because it would require a long lead time and a huge
\ninvestment.<\/p>\n
Medco is currently conducting a feasibility study for the
\nTangkuban Perahu power plant.<\/p>\n
The company has 14 oil and gas blocks in Indonesia and 16
\noffshore rigs. Its total oil production stands at 30 million
\nbarrels per year while its gas output totals 90 million standard
\ncubic feet per day.<\/p>",
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